[THIN] MSTerminalServices.org - November 2007 Newsletter

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MSTerminalServices.org Newsletter of November 2007
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In this issue:
Consolidation in the Terminal Server space?
KB Articles / Webcasts of the Month
Ask our MVPs!
Learning Zone
Tip of the Month
Blog Posts
Rumours on the SBC Space

Welcome to the MSTerminalServices.org newsletter! Each month we will bring you
interesting and helpful information on MS Terminal Services and server based
computing. We want to know what all *you* are interested in hearing about.
Please send your suggestions for future newsletter content to:
SVermeulen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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1. Consolidation in the Terminal Server space?
Stefan Vermeulen, Terminal Server MVP and Citrix CTP

This month one of my favorite underdogs in the Terminal Server market has been
acquired.
I am talking about Provision Networks. The have been taken over by Quest
Software.
Quest made a big jump in the Terminal Server space with this one, and I can
only hope this takeover will bring the Provision Networks
VAS(http://www.provisionnetworks.com/solutions/pmf_ent.aspx) to a broader
audience. With the right investments it can grow bigger than it is today. With
the previous purchase of Scriptlogic, Quest is paving the way to channel their
solutions to their broad range of existing customers.

With everybody focusing on VDI and virtualization today, this opens up a
serious opportunity for Quest to be that "other vendor" when it comes to a
Terminal Server deployment. The VAS suite is very rich on functionality and
with its VDI solution very up to date on what's out there and what people are
looking for. It includes profiles, printing, speed screen, USB redirection, web
based connection, proxy solution, etc. Let's see what happens with the
licensing model. Provision Networks is currently at $100 a user for the whole
suite and I would hate to see that competitive price skyrocket.

Provision's CEO Paul Ghostine will continue to work within Quest, making it
look like not much will change.

Worldwide a lot of consolidation of technology companies is going on as we
speak. In the Terminal Server world, the rate of consolidation is slower. The
Provision Networks takeover is actually the first one. Could this be the start
of a flurry of SBC takeovers?
Let's see what players are still out there:

- Jetro COCKPIT
- Genuit Thinworx
- Ericom PowerTerm WebConnect
- Propalms
- HOBLink Enhanced Terminal Services
- 2X ApplicationServer

They are all smaller, privately owned shops. For the right price though, they
might cave in. With WMware being the current virtualization king, and now both
Citrix and Microsoft having hypervisor, also together with the application
delivery methods, it could be an option for VMware to acquire one of the
smaller players, just to complete their solution. My 2 cents would be on
Ericom, but only time will tell.

Where would that leave the rest if that happened? There is always room for
small time players, who can offer their customers that unique service the
bigger companies cannot provide.

2. KB Articles / Webcasts of the Month

KB Links

Maximizing the Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services Evaluation Period
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/813052

Hotfix

You receive an error message when you try to print to a shared network printer
in a terminal server session
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/831754

Update to disable Volume Shadow Copy Service restore options on Terminal Server
client computers that are running Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888603

Several orphaned Csrss.exe processes cause performance issues on a terminal
server that is running Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837585

The color depth is unexpectedly changed to 8-bit when a high screen-resolution
setting is used in a terminal-server session that is connected to a Windows
Server 2003-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942610

The PIN dialog box may not be displayed when you use a smart card to log on to
a Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services session
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875506

"Word is waiting for another application to complete an OLE action" error
message when you copy a shape from a Visio drawing and then paste it into a
Word document during a Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services session
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/832129

The RSH command does not accept input that is piped from a file in Windows XP
Professional with Service Pack 2 and in Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896336

Stop error message when a client logs off from a Terminal Services session on a
server that is running Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or Windows Server 2003 with
SP2: "Stop 0x000000AB (SESSION_HAS_VALID_POOL_ON_EXIT)"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944916

Webcasts
(most are in the past, but still available to view after registration)

TechNet Webcast: The Significance of the Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services
Release to Market (Level 200)
http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032355416&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services Session Broker (Level
300)
http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032355535&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Deploying Remote Programs with Windows Server 2008 Terminal
Services (Level 300)
http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032355964&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Remote Desktop Protocol as a Presentation Remoting Platform
(Level 300)
http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032355418&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services Licensing (Level 300)
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032356770&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services RemoteApp and Web Access
(Level 300)
http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032355810&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Developing for Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services (Level
300)
http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032355420&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Terminal Services Easy Print (Level 300)
http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032355422&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services Security and
Authentication (Level 300)
http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032355425&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

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3. Ask our MVPs a question

This is simple and straight forward: shoot us your TS/Citrix question and we
will get some of the top Terminal Services MVPs together and get you an answer,
from everyone?s point of view! The best question of the month will be published
here with all the answers from these guys. Just email us at
SVermeulen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

QUESTION: Hello Stefan,

I have a vendor based application running on my Citrix servers, and it keeps
disconnecting users sessions. I have contacted the vendor about this, but they
say it's not their fault. Do you know any tool I can use to monitor the
application to prove to the vendor that there is something wrong with the
application?

Regards,
Disconnect Donny

ANSWER: Dear Donny,

I am afraid that the vendors application is not the fault. Unfortunately there
are lots of potential causes for an application to get killed. The first step
to take is to find out what users and which locations are affected. If not all
of the users have the same problem, then the inconsistency is a starting point.
Disconnections can happen with aggressive routers that disconnect live
sessions, or any other piece of hardware between client and server. Check for
keepalive settings in that hardware. Also, client side software firewalls or
antivirus can cause this. Test a clean simple laptop ICA session from the exact
location where the complaint is coming from. Over the years I have seen lots of
weird disconnect issues solved this way.

4. Learning Zone

Using 2X ApplicationServer to Publish Applications.
http://www.msterminalservices.org/articles/2X-Application-Server-Publish-Applications-Part1.html
Date - Oct 26 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Section - Articles : Management
Tools
In these articles Brien takes you on a deep journey through the 2X
ApplicationServer. After these articles you won't even need to read the manual
to get it up and running in your own shop

SBC Migration Best Practices
http://www.msterminalservices.org/articles/SBC-Migration-Best-Practices.html
Date - Nov 7, 2007; Author - Wilco van Bragt; Section - Articles : General
Wilco explains the things to keep in mind if you're planning to go from fat to
thin. From desktops to apps, or maybe stick to desktops anyway.

5. Tip of the Month

I think that a lot of people are getting more curious about Microsoft's Project
Viridian, now called Hyper-V. It is always better to get into the software
instead of reading about it. Microsoft has been kind enough to provide a Beta
including the Hyper-V technology as a public Beta. I would like to encourage
you to download it here(http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/audsel.mspx).

6. Blog Posts

Citrix StressPrinters tool; one of the best tools that has come out recently,
but highly misunderstood on how to test exactly. Thomas Koetzing describes, in
a highly detailed article, what you can expect from it, and how to use it.
http://www.thomaskoetzing.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=243&Itemid=274

Do you always use mstsc from the run command, but for the /console option only?
Make sure to check out the Launch RDP command line utility to include
validation and to tick on/off usage of drives and printers.
http://www.remkoweijnen.nl/blog/2007/10/17/launch-rdp-from-commandline/

The new name of Project Viridian (Microsoft's Hypervisor) has a new name. It's
now called Hyper-V.
http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver/archive/2007/11/12/windows-server-2008-product-lineup-and-hyper-v.aspx

Two Betas for the Mac have come out to the light of day. You can get one for
both Terminal Server and one for Citrix.
http://www.brianmadden.com/content/article/Two-new-beta-clients-for-the-Mac-ICA-and-RDP

Want to have a complete overview of every ICA client and its functionality? You
can now! Citrix has put together a list for your convenience (PDF).
http://download2.citrix.com/FILES/en/products/ClientFeatMatrix/Citrix_ClientFeatureMatrix.pdf

7. Events of the Month

Citrix iforum this year?correction; The Application Delivery Expo presented by
Citrix was mainly focused on Citrix's other new products, and there was not
that much news for its flagship product, the Application Server. The biggest
announcement was the release of project Delaware, which will probably hit
public Beta next month. RTM is set for Q2/Q3 next year.

You'd better be ready for some serious upgrading, as you need Delaware to run
on Windows Server 2008; Presentation Server 4.5 does not. The successor to
Delaware codename Parra was also mentioned. Other than even pushing more
management to the MMC, nothing else was mentioned.

Oracle made an interesting announcement this month. They are releasing a
freeware Hypervisor called "Oracle VM". It is based on XEN and the interesting
part of their announcement was that ONLY their Hypervisor is supported run
their complete product line. How is that for being concerned if you're an
Oracle shop, and are thinking of consolidating your servers! I think Oracle
will see a lot of upset customers with this statement.

See you next month!

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